Former Obama Organizer Threatens to 'Out' Catholic Priests (to repudiate Catholic teaching)

CNS News ^ | November 24, 2009 | Matt Cover

[NYer]

From the Catholic Defense League

GAY ACTIVISTS BULLY D.C. PRIESTS

November 20, 2009

Catholic League president Bill Donohue addresses a serious issue involving gay activists in the District of Columbia:

A new homosexual website, ChurchOuting.org, is intent on publicly disclosing who the gay priests are in the Archdiocese of Washington. The goal of this outing is to intimidate gay priests, as well as heterosexual priests who may be “romantically involved,” into voicing objections to the Catholic Church’s opposition to gay marriage.

This initiative is the work of Phil Attey, self-described as “Liberal-Gay-Ardent Obama Supporter”; he was active in the Obama Pride Metro-DC campaign. According to one news report, “Attey is going to approach priests he thinks are gay, and warn them that they better stop lobbying against gay people, seeing how gay they are…or…else?”

Catholic priests are also being pressured to sign the “Declaration of Religious Support for Marriage Equality,” a statement by Clergy United for Marriage Equality. The statement, while it is not one we support, is respectfully written. Accordingly, we will write to members of the Steering Committee of this group asking them to dissociate themselves from this attempted hijacking of their effort.

The Catholic League is prepared to assist any priest in the Archdiocese of Washington who is the victim of harassment, intimidation or stalking. Whatever resources the priest needs, we will see to it that he is served. If radical gay activists want a showdown with the Catholic League, we will not disappoint them.

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[popdonnelly]

It’s perfectly all right to attack Catholicism, but you can’t criticize Islam. Odd, the Catholic Church isn’t advocating a return to the 12th century, nor does it oppress and kill members of other religions.

[New Yawk Minute]

I am going to take a wild guess here, that these people arent familiar with the catholic church.

They can “out” all of the priests they want and the Vatican will not change a thing.

Straight people, couldnt even get them to take a second look at their birth control issues...now, these gays think the church will change for them?

Fat chance. They are wasting their time...energy and resources.

[ElPatriota]

... A longtime Washington, D.C., liberal Internet activist has founded a Web site that he says will collect accounts of homosexuals in the Catholic priesthood--accounts he will use to “encourage” them to change their views on homosexual marriage and other issues...

DEAR HOMOSEXUALS /s --- (ROFL)

PLEASE!... PLEASE!... PLEASE DO!... I have no doubt we have them and in high positions. We need to clean up the RCC from this decease.

WON'T YOU HELP US? :)

[buwaya]

This isn’t going to work. The Catholic Church is not a local organization, and even the Archbishop answers to a higher (human) authority.

They can “out” all the priests they like, and if they are lucky they can even panic the occasional Bishop, but Benedict XVI won’t budge. We can lose every priest in Washington DC, they can be replaced.

[John Galt's cousin]

is that blackmail or extortion?

[jroneil]

Note to all Catholics and Non-Catholics THERE ARE SINNERS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH! It still does not make the Catholic Church wrong. It is not a reason to leave the church. There has always been sinners in the church. The Holy Spirit protects the message of the Church. If people leave because a priest or bishop has sinned then they do not know what it means to be Catholic.

[marron]

Please, out them. Any preachers out there you run across, out them too. Catholic, not-catholic, doesn’t matter.

We need to clean house.

[stop_fascism]

Excellent. Nothing would be better then to rid the church of “gay” priests. They are a blight.

[kcvl]

http://tinyurl.com/y98urzv

http://www.facebook.com/attey

Phil Attey, self-described as “Liberal-Gay-Ardent Obama Supporter”; he was active in the Obama Pride Metro-DC campaign. According to one news report, “Attey is going to approach priests he thinks are gay, and warn them that they better stop lobbying against gay people, seeing how gay they are…or…else?”

Catholic priests are also being pressured to sign the “Declaration of Religious Support for Marriage Equality,” a statement by Clergy United for Marriage Equality.

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http://tinyurl.com/ylntax8

Phil Attey, who just last year was an Obama Pride coordinator in DC. The DC gay magazine Metro Weekly adds that Attey worked for the left-wing gay activists at the Human Rights Campaign for the “bulk” of the 1990s.

[ElPatriota]

...Note to all Catholics and Non-Catholics THERE ARE SINNERS IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH! It still does not make the Catholic Church wrong. It is not a reason to leave the church. There has always been sinners in the church. The Holy Spirit protects the message of the Church. If people leave because a priest or bishop has sinned then they do not know what it means to be Catholic....

Sorry but I don't agree with you at all!... These are different times, we have means (Internet) to make our voice heard now... To sit on one's a** and let the RCC go the wrong way (as they did with sexual abuses) and do nothing, say nothing... is NOT to love the church. On the contrary, fighting to clean it up and putting their feet to the fire (Bishops), is the way the go, I feel this deep down in my heart. One thing our Bishops have demonstrated is that they can not be trusted... completely. They seem to be caught on the wrong side of things too often.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

I can’t see how this achieves anything. So what if a priest is a homosexual? So long as he remains celibate, what’s the beef? So long as he isn’t a pedophile, so what? I simply cannot understand this silliness. I have absolutely no idea if homosexuality is nature or nurture. I personally knew a kid who was ABSOLUTELY out of the womb that way. His parents in no way encouraged him to play with Barbies or walk with a wiggle any girl would admire. Are others simply choosing a lifestyle? I don’t know, and I don’t care. Whichever it is, don’t be a slut. Consecrated life is just that — consecrated. Marriage is a vocation between consenting and able adults for the purpose of providing for children. Do I think gays should have all the other rights afforded to good friends and lovers — you betcha’. Do I think anyone has the right to keep two consenting adults apart — no way. Does this in anyway have anything to do with being a priest? Not even in the same galaxy.

[NYer]

To sit on one's a** and let the RCC go the wrong way (as they did with sexual abuses) and do nothing, say nothing... is NOT to love the church. On the contrary, fighting to clean it up and putting their feet to the fire (Bishops), is the way the go

Actually, the Catholic Church took action to clean up the problem in its ranks. Can you tell me what is being done to address these problems?

Sexual Abuse of Children by Protestant Ministers

Sexual Abuse of Children by Teachers

Sexual Abuse of Children by Rabbis

Sexual Abuse of Children by .... Imams, Camp Counselors, Babysitters, Mom's co-habiting partner ..... shall I go on?

It's good to heed the words of Our Lord.

How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,' when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother's eye.
Luke 6:42

[Slyfox]

Exposed?

How is a non-gay priest going to be able to prove that he is not gay?

[ElPatriota]

...How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me remove that splinter in your eye,' when you do not even notice the wooden beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! Remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter in your brother's eye. Luke 6:42...

Are you comparing the duties of a PRIEST or BISHOP with one of common peon sinner like me?

Oh here we go again. A waste of time. I made my point.

[DGHoodini]

GOOD! Do it now! Do it loudly! ALL priests engaged in homosexual activities need to be exposed, defrocked, and excommunicated!

..like “last year”!

[jroneil]

You missed the point. The bishops may be wrong the priests may be wrong and should be punished But the teachings of the Catholic Church ARE NOT WRONG! There have been instances in Church history where all the Bishops have been in schism except Rome. The Church Survived. The bishops and priest are still men and still make mistakes and if need be be punished by civil authorities so be it and they will ultimately face Christ. People use priest and bishops as excuse to leave the Church all the time. They challenge teachings up the Catholic church that they have a no right to challenge. This in most situations is a result of poor catechizes of the individual

[ElPatriota]

...You missed the point...

OK

Let me ask you something, because apparently you missed my point too. Priests, Bishops, Priests, Bishops... but what about us? The faithful?... if we see that the church is making mistakes... Or have made mistakes and they don't address head on to fix them... Don't you think we have a duty to SPEAK UP? etc.